Google became famous as an information company with its motto: “Don’t Be Evil.” Well, in the wake of its firing of a 28-year-old employee for expressing dissatisfaction with Google’s stifling ideological conformity, some critics are saying the company is now for soft authoritarianism.
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Ethics Hipsters Are the New Puritans
What we’re seeing is the rise of the ethics hipster…a tool who pretends to salute the idea of free expression, but will happily try to censor you if your expression runs counter to their rigid, narrow and wholly predictable assumptions about life.
Time for Affirmative Action to Be Based on Income, Not Race
Lloyd Green: End race-based college admissions and legacy preferences now. Instead, give a leg up to students aiming to climb life’s ladder. Race and ethnicity should not be treated as proxies for disadvantage.
Stuart Varney: I’m an Immigrant and I Support Trump’s Immigration Plan
This proposal is a good starting point. Choose who you want to let in. Give a break to our own people, and return to the melting pot, otherwise known as the great American middle class.
A Special Counsel Must Investigate Clinton, Comey, Lynch and Others
Gregg Jarrett: There was a time, not so long ago, when candidate Donald Trump vowed, if elected, to have his attorney general appoint a special counsel to reopen the Hillary Clinton investigation and, if warranted, bring criminal charges against her.
The Incredible Truth About How Far Legacy Media Will Go to Manipulate and Mislead Americans
Tammy Bruce: The left understands that he who controls definition controls the issues, and with political correctness they continue to weaponize language and communication.
Hiring Scaramucci Was One of Trump’s Worst Decisions
Liz Peek: Hiring Anthony Scaramucci was one of the worst decisions President Trump has made in his six months in office. Appointing John Kelly to be his chief of staff may be his best.
Trump’s Troubles With Kelly as Chief of Staff Might Even Get Worse
One of the most serious issues that comes from the hiring of Kelly is that the president will now need to appoint a new secretary of Homeland Security to head that important department as soon as possible.
Hillary Wants to Tell You “What Happened” Which Won’t Actually Tell You What Happened
Stephen L. Miller: Hillary also won’t tell you (in her new book) that her campaign strategy was, in many ways, just plain dumb. And she won’t tell you that Donald Trump simply outworked her by campaigning at a ratio of almost 2 to 1 in battleground states.
If Sessions Leaves, a New DOJ Sheriff Could Rein in or Ax Mueller
Clearly, Sessions was considering disqualifying himself well before he took the oath of office…On this basis alone, President Trump would be justified in firing him.
Drag Queen Storytime for Kids at the Library–What in the Name of Cap’t Kangaroo Is Going On?
Todd Starnes: Welcome to the 21st century, America — where childhood traditions have been upended to appease the sex and gender revolutionaries.
Jared Kushner’s Meetings Were Both Legal and Beneficial
What Jared Kushner did is neither improper nor different than what other incoming presidential administrations have done. It certainly does notconstitute a crime.
Pence: Trump’s Triumphs Are Many and He’s Just Getting Started
Vice President Mike Pence (op-ed): In the first six months of this administration, President Donald Trump has fought every day to deliver on his promises to the American people. At a historic pace, this president has taken bold action to restore prosperity, keep Americans safe and secure, and hold government accountable.
Trump Has Already Made America $4 Trillion Richer
Stuart Varney: since his election win, the Trump rally has added $4.1 trillion to the nation’s wealth. Anyone with a 401k, an IRA, college savings, retirement savings, mutual funds. Anyone with a dime in the market has taken a piece of that $4 trillion.
Hillary Sided with Russian on Sanctions as Bill Made $500K on Moscow Speech
The Russian lawyer who landed a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. during last year’s presidential campaign with the promise of dirt on Hillary Clinton had one big thing in common with the Democratic candidate: Both had opposed Russia sanctions targeting human-rights abusers. Further, former Secretary of State Clinton’s initial opposition coincided with a $500,000 speech her husband gave in Moscow.
Worst Media Moments of the Week
NY Magazine’s climate screed wins but there are more.
Could North Korea Turn America’s Lights Out? We’re Living in the Dark About Our Electric Grid
Forty years ago this week, lightning struck an electrical power station, blacking out the city of New York and surrounding suburbs. Believe it or not, such a scenario is even more likely now, thanks to North Korea.
Trump Jr. Has Broken No Law
Gregg Jarrett: Meeting with a Russian lawyer is not treason. The U.S. is not at war with Russia. Even if the president’s son received information from the Russian government or otherwise collaborated with foreign officials, it constitutes neither waging war against the U.S. nor aiding the enemy.
Trump Speech in Poland — Reagan Would Approve
If anyone doubted President Trump’s grasp of history, doubt no more. Yesterday, on the site of the Warsaw Uprising, in the heart of democratic Poland, President Trump gave the most powerful speech of his presidency.
The Declaration of Independence Wasn’t About Rules to Follow But People Ruling Themselves
John Stossel: The founders were sick of British tyranny. They understood the danger of big government.
5 Reasons Why Sarah Palin Just Might Win Her Case Against the NY Times
Gregg Jarrett: Palin correctly accuses the Times of defamation by blaming her in an editorial for the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of six people. Specifically, editorialists claimed Palin’s political action committee incited the violence.
Trump, Viewers Hold CNN Accountable for “Fake News”
Sean Hannity: CNN, better known as the “Clinton News Network,” is under fire yet again for pushing fake news, and President Trump has every right to shout about it.
Pirro: I Am Afraid Some Crazy Lefty Is Going to Try to Assassinate Trump
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Judge Jeanine Pirro: We are now in a danger zone of complete hatred and chaos unlike anything we’ve witnessed in American history. The normalization of calling for the assassination, decapitation or the beating of any president is simply shocking.
Left-Wing Haters Fan Flames of Hate and Violence
Sean Hannity: But the left, from President Obama, who in 2008 called for a supporter to “tear Hannity up,” to Joe Biden and on to Hollywood, academia and the media, must begin to think about the flames they fan with thinly disguised calls for violence against people they disagree with.